Attitudes and practices of general practitioners in the diagnosis and management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 481-486

  Shaw, K A ^a   Mitchell, G K ^a   Wagner, I J ^a   Eastwood, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; General practitioner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036406952     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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